Foil wing skateboarding – Flymount shot capture tips revealed.
Winter can certainly serve up some decent foil wing conditions in the UK. But also, being winter, there can be periods of super cold weather. A case in point is recently (as of January 2024). We’ve just come out of a three week long cold snap. Air temperatures were hovering around 1C during middle parts of the day. And although sunny, thermometer readings weren’t climbing particularly high. Any wing foiler or windsurfer will be aware of the windchill factor. During some foil wing skateboarding sessions my smartwatch was telling me the ‘feels like temperature’ was -5C!
With any water in the mix the windchill factor is exacerbated when it’s this cold. I appreciate some riders regularly go afloat in spots where it’s chillier still. But I’m just not into it. Standing behind my van with a monumental case of hot aches is no fun as far as I’m concerned. My fingertips just don’t thank me. And yet. I can’t just sit by and do nothing when there’s breeze. This is where wing skating comes in.
I’ve always been a skateboarder to some degree. Yet I’ve never really gone after the street skating part of the sport. Chucking myself down flights of stairs was never really my bag. Those kinds of antics can end badly. And I don’t want to end myself or get injured which keeps me off the water when foil wing conditions look good. Skating is very much a complimentary activity – albeit a fun one – that helps me scratch that itch.
